The Petrine Revolution in Russian Architecture
402 pages
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1 color plate, 204 halftones, 12 line drawings, 1 map
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7 x 10
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© 1988
In this highly original book James Cracraft provides a major case study of the cultural revolution in Russia initiated by Peter the Great, tsar and first emperor (1682-1725). He recounts in fascinating detail how modern standards of architecture supplanted traditional norms in Russia following a massive injection of European expertise and indicates how, thereby, the modern Russian built world came into being. The first comprehensive study of the Petrine revolution in Russian architecture to be published in any language, the book includes nearly 250 illustrations, many of them original photographs appearing here for the first time.
Contents
Figures
Plates
Abbreviations
Preface
1. Introduction
"The Birth of Architecture in Russia"
The Larger Historical Context
Problems
2. The Heritage in Contemporary European Eyes
Moscow
The Provinces
Final Impressions
In Retrospect
3. An Architecture in Crisis
Churches and Houses
Fortification and Town Planning
Building and Brickmaking
Case Histories
4. Moscow Baroque
Moscow Baroque?
Moscow Mannerism?
Nationalist Assertions
Ukranian and Belorussian Baroques
Conclusions
5. Revolutionary Transitions
Azov: New Fortification and Shipbuilding
A Revolution in Military Architecture
New Currents in Civil Architecture
A Convergence of Taste
Remodeling Moscow
6. Revolution Embodied: The Building of St. Petersburg
The Tsar's Taste
The European Masters
Masters and Students
Revolution by Decree
Landscapes and Interiors
7. The Revolution in Contemporary European Eyes
Initial Impressions
F. C. Weber's "Description"
Other Views
Revolution Triumphant
Postscript
8. Conclusion
The Revolution Institutionalized
From St. Petersburg to Moscow
To the Provinces and Beyond
Gallery of Plates
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Plates
Abbreviations
Preface
1. Introduction
"The Birth of Architecture in Russia"
The Larger Historical Context
Problems
2. The Heritage in Contemporary European Eyes
Moscow
The Provinces
Final Impressions
In Retrospect
3. An Architecture in Crisis
Churches and Houses
Fortification and Town Planning
Building and Brickmaking
Case Histories
4. Moscow Baroque
Moscow Baroque?
Moscow Mannerism?
Nationalist Assertions
Ukranian and Belorussian Baroques
Conclusions
5. Revolutionary Transitions
Azov: New Fortification and Shipbuilding
A Revolution in Military Architecture
New Currents in Civil Architecture
A Convergence of Taste
Remodeling Moscow
6. Revolution Embodied: The Building of St. Petersburg
The Tsar's Taste
The European Masters
Masters and Students
Revolution by Decree
Landscapes and Interiors
7. The Revolution in Contemporary European Eyes
Initial Impressions
F. C. Weber's "Description"
Other Views
Revolution Triumphant
Postscript
8. Conclusion
The Revolution Institutionalized
From St. Petersburg to Moscow
To the Provinces and Beyond
Gallery of Plates
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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